Casa indipendente in Via Pisanelli 73
IDEALE PER CHI CERCA UNA PICCOLA SOLUZIONE ABITATIVA E UN' OPPORTUNITA' DI INVESTIMENTO. PREZZO TRATTABILE.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €28,000 for 68 sqm, the asking price is €412/sqm; assuming a basic habitable standard from the wording "piccola soluzione abitativa," the effective cost is about €612/sqm after light works, still below the local baseline of €892/sqm. The discount is meaningful but not implausible, and 23 photos plus a non-veto description support it as a decent rather than exceptional deal.
More on the house and the area
There is some appeal in the vaulted ceilings and older proportions, so it is not a total blank box. But the house looks tired and semi-stripped rather than inviting, with basic worn interiors and only limited immediate livability. At this price it may work as a practical project, not a dream-home scroll stopper.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€5,000 – €7,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
- Needs significant cleaning and refurbishment before comfortable living
- Ground-floor street-facing layout with little privacy
- No outdoor space, terrace, or view shown
- Facade and interiors are plain despite vaulted character
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 58/100The cluster sits on the Murge threshold between the Salento plain and the first inland limestone uplands. The Gravina di Villa Castelli, part of the local system of ravines cut into the karst plateau, is within the area. Martina Franca is the nearest substantial town, with a large historic centre and services. Alberobello and the Valle d'Itria with its trulli landscape lie beyond the immediate 15 km radius, so they matter more for outings than for the lived landscape. This part of inland Brindisi province is known for olive groves, vineyards and karst terrain.